Saturday, 10 March 2018

A corrupt postal delivery driver who conspired to intercept and supply cannabis worth at least £1.2million (N598million) which had been sent to addresses in north London has been jailed today (9 March).

The Nigerian, Adewale Aderounmu, 55, of south London, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey last year to one charge of conspiring to supply drugs and was today sentenced to 7.5 years in prison at the same court.

Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha is in a war of words with the opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party in the state who accused him of planning to rig the next election in favour of his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu, a Punch report has revealed..

Recall that the Governor had boasted that the All Progressives Congress will control the state government for the next 24 years without any break after making his intentions known that he is supporting his son-in-law, Nwosu to become the next Governor of the state.

Manchester United striker, Romelu Lukaku described himself as Jose Mourinho’s ‘sergeant’ yesterday but few players enjoy such a close relationship with the 'Special One' as Nemanja Matic.

According to Metro UK, the Serbian left Benfica to link up with Mourinho for the first time at Chelsea in 2014 and he followed the Portuguese boss to Old Trafford last summer when Chelsea accepted a £35million bid.

Senator Shehu Sani explains his rift with Kaduna State Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, its genesis and how it has mutated and now involves Senator Hunkuyi, creating a sharp division within the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state. Sani, who was a pro-democracy and human rights activist before coming to the National Assembly, represents Kaduna Central Senatorial District and chairs the Ad hoc Committee of the Senate, which investigated former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr.Babachir Lawal, for breach of the Public Procurement Act and for abuse of his official position.

The Cross River State police command has arrested two men, Inyang Patrick and Ibah Edet for allegedly drugging a lady before having sex with her.The two suspects went further to blackmail her with recordings of the act. They were arrested after being reported to the police by the victim.

Zinedine Zidane labelled Cristiano Ronaldo as “from another galaxy” after the striker’s double dragged Real Madrid to a 2-1 win over Eibar in La Liga on Saturday.

Ronaldo headed in an 84th-minute winner at the Ipurua Municipal Stadium, having earlier put Real in front with an emphatic near-post finish. Eibar’s Ivan Ramis had equalised in between to give the home side hope.

Paris Saint-Germain brushed aside bottom club Metz 5-0 in Ligue 1 on Saturday to ease some of the pain of their Champions League exit at the hands of Real Madrid in midweek.Twenty-year-old Christopher Nkunku scored twice for PSG at the Parc des Princes, with Thomas Meunier, Kylian Mbappe and Thiago Silva also on target.

Nigeria Immigration Service, Akwa Ibom command, has trained a total of 130 officers and men of the command on effective leadership and efficient service delivery.The NIS State Comptroller, CIS Livingstone Amadi, disclosed this on Saturday in Uyo while speaking with newsmen at a leadership training session for 30 officers of the command.Amadi said that the command had earlier trained 100 officers and men on the best practices of border security and management.

Two first-half goals gave Chelsea a 2-1 home victory over a Crystal Palace side whose relegation worries increase.Willian’s strike and a Martin Kelly own goal were enough for the champions despite the visitors producing an improved performance after the break that brought a late goal for Patrick van Aanholt.

Robert Lewandowski grabbed a hat-trick as Bayern Munich romped to a 6-0 victory over crisis-stricken Hamburg in the Bundesliga on Saturday.The victory keeps Bayern on course to wrap up another Bundesliga title — their sixth in a row — before the end of March, and heaps misery on Hamburg, who are now without a win in 13 games.

The Enugu State Police Command has arrested the notorious armed robbery kingpin identified as one Matthew Ugwu, popularly known as “fire 4 fire”. The criminal had terrorized the residents of Udenu local government area and its environs.Police spokesman Ebere Amaraizu, who disclosed this yesterday in a statement, said the suspect was arrested at the Udenu Division of the Command.

West Ham captain Mark Noble shoved a pitch invader to the ground as frustrations boiled over in their match against Burnley at the London Stadium.Moments after Ashley Barnes gave the visitors the lead, a man ran onto the pitch from the home end.

Florida Governor Rick Scott on Friday signed into law a bill backed by relatives of Parkland school shooting victims that restricts access to firearms and paves the way for some school staff to be armed.Until Friday, it was not clear if Scott would sign the measure which cleared the Florida legislature on Wednesday after three weeks of debate, during which emotions ran high.

Accusing the Nigerian government of being the major stimulator of dangerous decisions taken by youths, some Libyan returnees from Edo state have disclosed that more Nigerians would continue to flee to Libya in spite of the sufferings and torture, except if public officials fulfilled even half of their electioneering campaign promises.Speaking at a ceremony organized by IOM to launch and hand over a Migrant Resource Centre MRC to the FG, the Libyan returnees advised international humanitarian agencies against routing their projects through the Nigerian Government, lamenting that such lofty gestures hardly ever get to the intended beneficiaries.

Zambian authorities on Saturday deported controversial South African dancer Zodwa Wabantu after authorities vowed she would not be allowed to perform because she dances without underwear, the dancer’s promoter said.She had been billed to perform at an album launch later on Saturday evening, but was sent back when she landed in the morning at the Kenneth Kaunda international airport.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has blamed the incessant clashes between farmers and herdsmen on environmental, rather than ethnic or religious issues, while assuring of the Federal Government’s commitment to finding a lasting solution to the clashes.The Minister, who stated this at a mini town hall meeting which he organised for the staff of the Nigerian Embassy in Berlin, Germany, and a cross-section of Nigerians residing in the European country on Friday, said that contrary to the “narrative being pushed in certain quarters that gives ethnic and religious coloration to the clashes”, they were caused by purely environmental issues.

Jose Mourinho slammed criticism of Manchester United’s cautious approach in their 2-1 win over bitter rivals Liverpool on Saturday.Mourinho’s second placed side moved five points clear of Liverpool in the Premier League thanks to Marcus Rashford’s first half double at Old Trafford.

Jack Wilshere admits he is “no closer” to agreeing an extension to an expiring contract at Arsenal.The 26-year-old midfielder has entered the final few months of his current deal and continues to head towards free agency in the summer.

Prince Emmanuel Kanu, the younger brother of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has alleged that leader of the Biafra Movement, BIM, Ralph Uwazuruike, kidnapped the IPOB founder and also sold him to the military.In an interview, Prince Kanu said that Uwazuruike’s evil intentions for Nnamdi Kanu led him to kidnap him [Nnamdi] in 2009.

A guy needs the advise of Doctors in the house.. Please read his story below, as shared on Nairaland.Please Doctors In The House Help, Are These Signs And Symptoms Of HIV?On 23rd of last month i went to a brothel met a dark chubby girl and took her in, we had sex with condom on and also kissed like 6minutes wet kisses, then after am done i came out and took in another one, this one is tall and fair.

Nollywood actress, Crowncy Anyanwu, has claimed that she’s still a virgin at 25 years old. The sexy looking actress claims the reason why she’s still a virgin and not ready for sexual relationships is because she wants her career to progress.

“I want the man that will have me to be dark complexioned and handsome. He must be God fearing and most importantly rich, because money makes me wet. In fact rich men makes me wet,” she gushed.

Jane Pope, a woman in Whitehaven, England, has sent £11,500 from her husband’s bank account to a Nigerian man she met on Facebook.

The 55-year-old woman was sentenced to 180 days in prison, suspended for two years, and ordered to undergo 45 days of rehabilitation at a West Cumbria Magistrates court on Friday after she admitted sending £4,000 and £7,500 from her husband’s bank account to her Nigerian Facebook friend, without the knowledge of the husband, as she managed the finances for both herself and her husband.

The National Council for Women Societies (NCWS) has appealed to the Federal Government to remove legal restrictions on abortion to ensure safe services.

Mrs Gloria Shoda, President of NCWS, made the call at a one day sensitisation workshop for women on ‘Unsafe Abortion’ organised in collaboration with IPAS as part of activities to mark the 2018 International Women’s Day in Abuja.

A woman, Janea Alston-Goggins has taken to Facebook to narrate how her fiance almost beat her to death in the presence of her kids and best friend. Janea who called the man a monster says she narrowly escaped death and has gone through several surgeries.

Alleged husband killer, Maryam Sanda who was granted bail this week has allegedly held a birthday party for her son whom she welcomed with her late husband Bilyamin Bello who she is accused to have murdered.

Two men identified as Inyang Patrick and Ibah Edet have been accused ofrape and subsequently arrested by police in Calabar, Cross River, after they allegedly drugged a girl identified as Miss Umoh Joy and also went ahead to have carnal knowledge of her.They were also reported to have made video recordings of the act and then went further to blackmail the girl with threats to circulate the video across social media if she refused to cooperate with them by paying some amounts of money.